Posts Tagged ‘Today Is The Day’

Today is the day the Teddy Bears have their picnic. “The Teddy Bears’ Picnic” is a song written by John Walter Bratton in 1907, with lyrics added in 1932 by Jimmy Kennedy. It has been recorded a number of times by a wide variety of artists such as Bing Crosby, Frank DeVol, Rosemary Clooney, Jerry Garcia, and Anne Murray. It has appeared in the old silent movies (The General), Looney Tunes and in more modern features such as The Simpsons and Open Season.

Today, the “Teddy Bear Picnic” is a theme used by many children’s hospitals to have events where children bring their teddy bears to make their experience more “bearable.”

There seem to be a number of superstitions related to the umbrella. If you drop an umbrella on the floor, there will be a murder in the house. Standing in the shade of an umbrella of a person who is more important than you brings bad luck on you and on the person who owns the umbrella! It’s a wonder we even use umbrellas at all. (more…)